J_JTC_2017A 12/19/2017 09:04:24 AM Committee Summary

09:04 AM -- HRIS/HRWorks FY 2017-18 Emergency Supplemental Request



Director June Taylor, representing the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA), Secretary Suma Nallapati, representing the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT), and State Controller Bob Jaros, came to the table to give the committee an update on the HRWorks project. Secretary Nallapati stated that the project is 43 percent complete to date. She stated that they are looking for training space and that an independent verification and validation vendor has been engaged.



09:08 AM



Director Taylor stated that OIT and DPA continue to seek an emergency supplement request for the project, along with submitting FY 2018-19 IT capital budget request. She stated that after the committee's October meeting, OIT and DPA entered into discussions with Kronos regarding their testimony and adjusted numbers. After these discussions, OIT and DPA determined that the current contract with CGI Group, Inc. still will save the state millions of dollars in operating costs. Director Taylor continued by discussing the timeline of the various project solutions. She continued by discussing the risks of not recommending the supplemental budget request. She noted that the work done in the last seven months focuses on the CGI time solution and that stopping work on this solution would require the project to accrue further delay costs.



09:22 AM



State Controller Bob Jaros continued by discussion the cost savings to the state through the CGI solution. He stated that even with updated information from Kronos, the state would still have stayed with the CGI solution. He discussed a cost-benefit analysis of the two solutions.









09:29 AM



In response to committee questions, Secretary Nallapati stated that 43 percent complete is a combination of earned value, schedule, and other values. Mr. Jaros continued by stating that the vendor stated in the RFP that they could integrate with Kronos, but that there was a misunderstanding about the level of integration needed. In response to a committee question, Director Taylor summarized the timeline on various audit findings and the department's implementation of audit findings. Secretary Nallapati stated that no additional money was being requested for the FY 2017-18 emergency supplemental request due to the delay. In response to a committee question, Mr. Jaros discussed software procurement and CGI contracts.



10:03 AM



Mr. Patrick Bennet, Ms. Michelle Mackey, Mr. Dan Clark, and Mr. Steve Sizemore, representing Kronos, came to the table to discuss their cost-benefit analysis (Attachment A) and letter to the committee (Attachment B). They answered several committee questions.



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10:18 AM



Mr. Jaros returned to the table to answer committee questions regarding the costs listed in the FY 2017-18 supplemental request and the FY 2018-19 IT capital budget request. He provided an updated cost-benefit analysis to the committee (Attachment C).



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10:25 AM



Committee discussion ensued on the emergency supplemental budget request.



10:30 AM



The committee recessed.



10:40 AM



The committee came back to order.







10:41 AM



Mr. Matt Becker, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to answer committee questions.

11:03 AM -- Updated on Statewide E-911 Efforts, Public Utilities Commission



Director Doug Dean, representing the Public Utilities Commission, came to the table to introduce the PUC's additional presenters, Mr. Daryl Branson and Ms. Lynn Notarianni.











11:05 AM



Mr. Daryl Branson, representing the Public Utilities Commission, came to the table to update the committee on the PUC's 911 efforts. He described the 911 system in the state. He also described the work of the Colorado 911 Task Force. He discussed the state's work on wireless and text-to-911 service. He continued by discussing next generation 911 and the state's efforts in this area. He also discussed several proceedings before the PUC regarding 911 and the adoption of changes to 911 rules and regulations. He noted several federal changes that may aid Colorado in its next generation 911 efforts.



11:19 AM



In response to a committee question, Mr. Branson stated that there are issues with wireless calls, especially between cities and counties. Ms. Notarianni added that the PUC is looking at numerous options to implement next generation 911 and minimize the cost of that implementation. In response to a committee question, Mr. Branson stated that it may take as little as 18 months to deploy generation 911 in Colorado, but it could take longer. Mr. Branson and Ms. Notarianni stated that they believe that recent net neutrality changes will most likely have no impact on 911 service.



11:35 AM -- Presentation on Statewide Broadband Efforts



Director Anthony Neal-Graves, representing OIT and the Governor's Broadband Office, came to the table to present on statewide broadband efforts. He gave the committee a background information on the role of the Governor's Broadband Office. He emphasized that the real issue face the state is funding, not technology-based. He stated that the office is working on finding public private partnerships and working local communities to find solutions.



11:41 AM



Mr. Brain Shepard, representing OIT and the Governor's Broadband Office, came to the table to discuss coordination efforts across state agencies and with local governments. In response to committee questions, Mr. Neal-Graves stated that it will cost approximately $300 million to provide broadband access to all households in the state, but noted that this estimate is only the capital costs, not ongoing costs and maintenance. Mr. Shepard also highlighted the work the office is doing with local school districts to meet federal broadband connectivity standards.



12:01 PM -- Fiber Optic Projects, Department of Transportation



Mr. Ryan Rice and Mr. Wes Maurer, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), came to the table to discuss the department's fiber and technology infrastructure expansion. Mr. Maurer distributed a presentation to the committee (Attachment D). He discussed CDOT's current fiber infrastructure and it's future plans. He stated that by FY 2019-20, 20 percent of CDOT's system will be have fiber backbone. He continued by discussing the criteria the that CDOT uses for future technology projects.



171219 AttachD.pdf







12:09 PM



In response to committee questions, Mr. Maurer discussed other options CDOT considers when installing fiber.



12:17 PM



The committee adjourned.